Shade-hanger



'P. BLASZKO.

SHADE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED 026.13, 191s.

Patentedune 10, 1919.

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APIOTR BLASZKO, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

sHADEfHANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J une 10, 1919.

i Application filed December 13, 1918. Serial No. 266,581.V

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Piorr. BLAszKo, a citizen of Russia., residino` at Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of l ichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shade hangers and has as its special object the provision of means whereby the usual shades, curtains, portires and the like may be suspended from the front of a window in a convenient and practical manner.

A further object is to produce a pair of hangers which may be attached to the window frame without defacing or damaging the same materially, and finally, to produce hangers which aie adjustable to various widths of window frames. o

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterl described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a single hanger and an adjustable rod engaged therewith.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational and longitudinal sectional view of the support rod extending between the hangers.

Fig. ,3 is a: perspective view of one of the hanger elements, and,

Fig. 4 is a similar perspective view showing the other hanger element.

Fig. 5 shows in perspective view a key.

Referring to the drawings, a horizontal flat bar l0 has secured to it a transverse fiat bar l1, either by soldering, riveting, or like fastening means, the bar 11 having a rearwardly turned lug 12 adapted to be engaged upon the inner side of the window frame in an obvious manner.

Projecting outwardly from the transverse bar 11 are two plates respectively 14 and 14 and having holes 15 and 15 engargeable with which is a cylindrical rod 16 having a screw threaded end 17 engageable with the nut 18, this rod also passes through openings 20 and 20 formed in rearwardly turned extensions 21 and 21 of another transverse bar 22, thereby permitting the bar 22 to move relatively to the bar 11 by manipulating the nut 1S or the key shown in Fig. 5 engageable with the end of rod 16 in an obvious manner so as to draw the lug 12 tightly against the inner side of the window frame, while a corresponding lug 2.3, formed with or secured to a vertical bar 24 ext-ending from the transverse bar 22, makes Contact against the outer lside of thewindo'w frame, thereby clamping Avthe brackets securely in position and irr spective of the width of this window frame.

Also extending downwardly from the vertical bai1 24 is an inturned element 25 having a downturned portion 26 in which is an opening 27 through which may be passed a screw or like securing means whereby the bracket element may be rigidly engaged with the front of the window frame.

In order to prevent the drapery from extending past the brackets, an outturiied element 2S extends from the end of the transverse bar 22, thereby maintaining the dra-A peries from extending outwardly beyond the extreme edge of the brackets.

Formed with the vertical bar or plate 10, at its upper end, is an element 30 having an outwardly turned portion 31 parallel with the front of the bar 10 and secured to the element 31 is an upwardly turned pin 32 adapted to maintain a common curtain pole or the like in an obvious manner, while eX- tending above is a vertical support 33 carrying ornaments 34.

Also, at the bottom of the bar 10 is a bracket element 35 containing an open vertical recess 36 receptive of the end of an ordinary curtain `pole thereby avoiding the necessity of separate brackets for the saine.

Extending outward from the rod 16 is a thin flat bar 38 formed at its outer ends with an engaging clasp 39, and secured by the rivet 40 upon its outer surface is a spring plate 41 at the end of which is secured a pin 42 engageable in any of the plurality of perforations 43, formed in a mating bar 44, having at its outer end a similar engaging clasp 45 partially inclosing the bar 38 but allowing the two bars to slide longitudinally, one with reference to the other, except as the pin 42 is entered into any of the perforations 43. 1

The bar 44 is rigidly engaged to the main portion of the connecting rod 46 which extends from one side of the window to the other, the same engaging at its other end with a similar constructed bracket. Therefore due to the perforations and the spring pin engaging therein, the brackets may be adjusted without cutting or difficulty to any width of window whatever.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a Window shade hanger, the combination with a pair of brackets, engaging elements formed with each' of said pain of brackets, a jointed bar passing through said engaging means, a nut thereon whereby Saidk elements may be clamped upon the fifame of a Window7 means formed with Said elements for supporting draperies, n'ieans for preyentf ing t'hedlaperes from, moving Qutward bef 099i@ 9i this patent @y be @letame ,fer

yond the Window frame, an adjustable support rod engaged with bar, Said rod being formed inv vseeetjnns,A `one of said sections having a plurality of perforations in its length, and a spring arm formed with the other of said Sections engageable in any of said perfeint-ions,

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

PQTR BLASZKO- We cents eaeh,y lgy adqregsing the Commissioner `ofy Patents. 

